And wan p_er_cace your_e_ seruice is not large, Grucchith not wyth frownyng countenaunce, Ne maketh not ther-of to mekell charge, 227 Disposeth you to goodly sufferaunce, And what ye haue, take hit for suffisaunce; Holde you pleased wyth that god hath you sent, He hath Inough[1] that can hold hym content. 231 [Sidenote 1: MS. Inought.] [34] Burnysh no bonys wyth your_e_ tethe, be ware, That houndis tecche fayleth of curtesie; But wyth your_e_ knyff make the bonys bare; 234 Handell your_e_ mete so well and so clenly, That ye offenden not the company Where ye be sette, as ferre-forth as ye can; Remembre well that man_er_ maketh man. 238 [35] And whan your teeth shall cutte your_e_ mete small, Wyth open mouth be ware that ye not ete, But loke your_e_ lippis be closede as a wall, 241 Whan to &[1] fro ye trauers your_e_ mete; [Sidenote 1: MS. a.] Kepe you so close that men haue no conceite To seyn of you langage of vilonye, Be cause ye ete your_e_ mete vnma[ne]rly. 245 [Sidenote: _Hill's Text._] ¶ And wha_n_ p_er_caas yo_u_r s_er_vyce ys not large, Groge not w_i_t_h_ frownynge covntenavnce, Ne make ther-of not to mykyll[e] charge; Dyspose you to goodly suffravnce, 228 & what ye haue, take yt in suffysavnce; be you plesid w_i_t_h_ suche as god hath you sent; he ha[=th] ynowgh Þat ca_n_ hold hy_m_ co_n_tente. [Sidenote: ffl C lxij back.] ¶ Burnysshe no bonys w_i_t_h_ yo_u_r te[=th], be ware, 232 Suche hownd_is_ tacches fallen of vncurtesye, but w_i_t_h_ yo_u_r knyfe make the bonys bare. Handle yo_u_r mete so well[e] & so clenly That ye offende not the company 236 wher ye be sette, as ferforthe as ye can, Reme_m_bryng well[e] _th_at maners make man. ¶ And whan _tha_t ye ete yo_u_r mete small[e], w_i_t_h_ open mowth be ware ye not ete, 240 but loke / yo_u_r lyppes be closed as a wall[e]; wha_n_ to & fro ye traverse yo_u_r mete, kepe you so cloos _tha_t men haue no co_n_ceyte To saye of you any langage or vylonye 244 by cavse ye ete yo_u_r mete so vnmanerly. CAXTON'S TEXT. [33] And whan percaas your seruise is not large Gruccheth not / with frownyng contena_u_nce [Sidenote: If your helping is not large, don't grumble,] Ne make therof / not to mykyl charge 227 Dispose you to goodly suffra_u_nce And what ye haue / take it in suffysa_u_nce Be ye plesid with suche as god hath you sent [Sidenote: but be content.] He hath ynough / that can hold_e_ hym conte_n_t 231 [34] [Sidenote: Leaf 6 b.]